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General Category => The Knowledge => GPS => Topic started by: Somnolent on 19 August, 2017, 10:24:06 am

Title: what capacity micro SD for Etrex E30x
Post by: Somnolent on 19 August, 2017, 10:24:06 am
Just picked up cheap 2nd hand E30x.  First venture beyond the HCx generation
How big an SD card will it take?
I recall the HCx were a bit 'sensitive' in terms of maximum capacity - and there's nowt in the manual?
Title: Re: what capacity micro SD for Etrex E30x
Post by: mcshroom on 19 August, 2017, 11:28:50 am
I've just checked and mine has a 32GB card in it (actually a lot bigger than I thought and probably overkill). I've not had any problems with it, though I wish there was a way to get the unit to save tracks to the sd card rather than it's own internal memory.
Title: Re: what capacity micro SD for Etrex E30x
Post by: vorsprung on 19 August, 2017, 11:45:52 am
I think I have a 4GB
Title: Re: what capacity micro SD for Etrex E30x
Post by: jsabine on 20 August, 2017, 12:23:14 pm
I've got a 64gb one in it - pointlessly large for my use, but it was cheap.
Title: Re: what capacity micro SD for Etrex E30x
Post by: Somnolent on 03 September, 2017, 07:08:52 pm
.... though I wish there was a way to get the unit to save tracks to the sd card rather than it's own internal memory.

That's a nuisance...
At least with the HCx you had the option of saving to the SD, two chances of a successful back-up.
Title: Re: what capacity micro SD for Etrex E30x
Post by: Kim on 03 September, 2017, 09:55:24 pm
.... though I wish there was a way to get the unit to save tracks to the sd card rather than it's own internal memory.

That's a nuisance...
At least with the HCx you had the option of saving to the SD, two chances of a successful back-up.

That it couldn't really interact with the version on the card meant it was tired idiot with frozen fingers proof, too.

Which would matter a lot less if a full reset wasn't a couple of clicks away from resetting the trip counters...